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Sector
Buildings, Properties and Retail Estate
Location
Canary Wharf, London
Services
Vibration Analysis
Remote Monitoring and Data Services
Working in partnership with a leading facilities management organisation
Overview
A facilities management company based in Canary Wharf, London, was seeking an asset monitoring solution to improve the reliability of their cooling towers mounted on the roof of their office block.
This large office building has a floor area of more than 100,000m2 and the cooling towers are essential as they provide ventilation and air conditioning for the 6,000 people that work inside the building.
The site’s maintenance staff wanted to permanently monitor their key assets and receive email alerts if a threshold was exceeded, making the Ronds wireless system an ideal solution.
The challenge
The cooling towers cannot always be safely accessed by the site’s maintenance staff.
Each of the towers contains motor-driven fans and pumps which have panels and guards in place to prevent access while the units are running, meaning conventional vibration monitoring was not suitable.
The solution
A wireless monitoring solution was installed by our reliability engineers to collect real-time vibration and temperature data.
The data was transmitted via 4G to our secure cloud server, where it can be viewed and analysed in the software’s online dashboard or mobile app.
The result
The vibration level exceeded the customised threshold, and an email alert was sent to the site’s maintenance team.
The data was quickly reviewed at our Remote Data Centre by our expert analysis team who recommended immediate corrective action.
Upon inspection, it was identified that the fan bearing was not correctly secured, and the maintenance team swiftly resolved this.
A significant resultant reduction in vibration was recorded (see Figure 1).
Figure 1: Vibration readings before and after corrective action.
If the looseness had been allowed to progress, it is likely that the fan element would have impacted the housing which could have resulted in catastrophic damage.
It is estimated that the replacement of the fan and repairs to the mounting structure would have cost £10,000.
Key outcomes
Wireless monitoring systems were installed, streamlining efficiency.
Prevented catastrophic damage from occurring.
Saved an estimated £10,000 in repair costs.
Improved reliability of the cooling towers.
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